Airline Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1970s agent hat badge for Western Airlines, which began in 1926 as Western Air Express and later merged with Transcontinental to become TWA in 1930. At this time, a portion of the company called Western Air Transport broke...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s Trans World Airlines flight attendant wing 3rd issue, Type I, designed in a T shape. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in height and 2-3/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver wing for Western Airlines from the 1950s. The pin is a finely detailed wing with a male Native American head at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 3/8" height and 2-1/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling...

ARTIFACT: This is 1940s pilot wing from Western Air Lines. The wing has a Native American man's head in profile at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" height and 3-1/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass. ATTACHMENT: One...

ARTIFACT: This is 1950s command pilot wing from Trans World Airline, which began in 1930 when Transcontinental Air Transport merged with Western Air Express. The wing was originally owned by Captain Dominick DeGeronimo and has a Native American man's...

ARTIFACT: This is a gold-filled TWA air hostess hat badge 2nd issue type I with a red and white double globe logo. VINTAGE: Circa 1962-1974. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in height and 2-1/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-filled with enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1950s sterling silver TWA stewardess wing 1st issue type 2 by Balfour. The wing shows an aircraft but no longer has the arrow of the earlier design, and the back is solid with no indentations. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950s -...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945-50 TWA pilot's hat badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1945-1950. SIZE: About 2-9/16" in width by 1-7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Double screw back. MARKINGS: None. ITEM NOTES: This is from a...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and rare circa early 1950s captain wing from Trans World Airlines, which began in 1930 when Transcontinental Air Transport merged with Western Air Express. The gold-filled wing is by Balfour, with a Native American man's...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1920s Ð early 1930s agent badge for Western Air Express by the American Pacific Stamp Company. Western began in 1926 and merged with Transcontinental to become TWA in 1930. The badge shows a Native American man's head at the...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1920s badge for Western Air Express Operations (ground crew), and is in excellent condition. The badge reads OPERATIONS DEPT. WESTERN EXPRESS AIR 158 and shows a propeller, Native American head and an arrow at center...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s lapel pin for Western Air Express. The pin shows a slender arrow and a Native American head at center with WAE on his headdress band. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 1/8" height and 3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION /...